PALM COAST — Carmen Bourdeau has been selected to serve as the nurse manager for the medical/surgical unit on Florida Hospital Flagler’s third floor. In this new role, Bourdeau will be responsible for working closely with staff, physicians and leadership to achieve continued clinical excellence and ensure compassionate care is provided to patients.

Bourdeau has been a nurse for 20 years and began her career at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey, as a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. After several years, she began working for Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit where she cared for patients immediately following an open heart surgery. Here, she also served as a preceptor to new nurses and as chairperson of their Shared Governance committee.

In 2009, Bourdeau began working at Florida Hospital Flagler in the intensive care unit and became house supervisor.

Bourdeau is a Palm Coast resident and graduate from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Bethlehem, Pa. Additionally, Bourdeau has earned her critical care registered nurse certification from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.